2022 Louisiana Power Outage Report
In 2022, the average Louisiana customer went without power for about 6.9 hours, the 14th worst of 51 states (US average 6.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
6.9
vs prior year
▼ 93%
vs 2021
Customer-hours out
16.6M
Peak customers out
72,310
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
91%
of LA customers
Counties reporting
64
Louisiana year over year
All 64 Louisiana counties, 2022
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tensas Parish | 61.6 | 99K | 1,600 | 1,600 | 408 |
| 2 | Bienville Parish | 39.8 | 202K | 5,075 | 2,750 | 536 |
| 3 | Union Parish | 31.1 | 220K | 7,091 | 4,036 | 676 |
| 4 | Red River Parish | 23.1 | 134K | 5,806 | 1,359 | 419 |
| 5 | Sabine Parish | 22.7 | 390K | 17,148 | 7,983 | 735 |
| 6 | Jackson Parish | 20.8 | 99K | 4,755 | 3,727 | 556 |
| 7 | East Carroll Parish | 17.8 | 57K | 3,227 | 2,203 | 480 |
| 8 | Claiborne Parish | 17.7 | 86K | 4,896 | 3,504 | 546 |
| 9 | De Soto Parish | 16.2 | 374K | 23,052 | 4,501 | 612 |
| 10 | Caldwell Parish | 15.4 | 62K | 4,046 | 2,396 | 518 |
| 11 | St. Helena Parish | 15.3 | 64K | 4,162 | 1,591 | 769 |
| 12 | Madison Parish | 14.1 | 63K | 4,477 | 1,616 | 521 |
| 13 | Cameron Parish | 14.1 | 38K | 2,695 | 1,080 | 178 |
| 14 | Assumption Parish | 12.7 | 86K | 6,738 | 6,738 | 484 |
| 15 | Calcasieu Parish | 12.5 | 624K | 49,912 | 11,008 | 780 |
| 16 | Winn Parish | 12.3 | 103K | 8,389 | 1,138 | 466 |
| 17 | Tangipahoa Parish | 12.3 | 669K | 54,543 | 15,488 | 511 |
| 18 | St. Bernard Parish | 11.8 | 274K | 23,169 | 4,958 | 740 |
| 19 | Beauregard Parish | 11.8 | 308K | 26,155 | 7,157 | 997 |
| 20 | Webster Parish | 11.7 | 221K | 18,880 | 5,655 | 732 |
| 21 | East Feliciana Parish | 11.7 | 86K | 7,347 | 1,540 | 936 |
| 22 | Grant Parish | 11.5 | 161K | 14,064 | 3,212 | 599 |
| 23 | Caddo Parish | 10.9 | 1.6M | 145,518 | 32,237 | 420 |
| 24 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 10.3 | 74K | 7,258 | 2,620 | 425 |
| 25 | Lafourche Parish | 9.9 | 352K | 35,705 | 17,700 | 761 |
| 26 | Allen Parish | 9.8 | 178K | 18,160 | 2,491 | 758 |
| 27 | Natchitoches Parish | 9.5 | 314K | 32,940 | 4,005 | 679 |
| 28 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 9.2 | 204K | 22,092 | 3,924 | 669 |
| 29 | Vernon Parish | 9.1 | 357K | 39,210 | 6,053 | 883 |
| 30 | Iberville Parish | 8.7 | 102K | 11,710 | 2,121 | 567 |
| 31 | West Feliciana Parish | 8.4 | 58K | 6,923 | 1,467 | 721 |
| 32 | Terrebonne Parish | 8.2 | 334K | 40,577 | 6,679 | 676 |
| 33 | St. James Parish | 8.1 | 94K | 11,499 | 3,196 | 573 |
| 34 | Ascension Parish | 8.1 | 419K | 51,706 | 12,951 | 633 |
| 35 | Bossier Parish | 7.8 | 739K | 94,184 | 11,965 | 586 |
| 36 | Acadia Parish | 7.5 | 216K | 28,983 | 5,231 | 1,004 |
| 37 | Richland Parish | 7.1 | 63K | 8,935 | 2,230 | 626 |
| 38 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 7.0 | 75K | 10,596 | 5,097 | 636 |
| 39 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 6.9 | 79K | 11,412 | 4,321 | 931 |
| 40 | Livingston Parish | 6.6 | 369K | 56,101 | 5,300 | 982 |
| 41 | St. Martin Parish | 6.6 | 119K | 18,207 | 3,370 | 748 |
| 42 | Jefferson Parish | 6.4 | 1.5M | 230,746 | 23,043 | 286 |
| 43 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 6.4 | 1.4M | 214,590 | 10,587 | 220 |
| 44 | Ouachita Parish | 6.3 | 392K | 61,793 | 12,088 | 1,035 |
| 45 | Plaquemines Parish | 6.2 | 86K | 14,010 | 2,201 | 569 |
| 46 | Morehouse Parish | 6.1 | 69K | 11,166 | 1,762 | 815 |
| 47 | Concordia Parish | 6.0 | 51K | 8,638 | 2,356 | 417 |
| 48 | Vermilion Parish | 5.7 | 145K | 25,435 | 2,833 | 821 |
| 49 | Washington Parish | 5.3 | 98K | 18,396 | 5,262 | 1,137 |
| 50 | Orleans Parish | 5.0 | 1.1M | 212,936 | 14,785 | 430 |
| 51 | Avoyelles Parish | 4.3 | 101K | 23,447 | 4,287 | 757 |
| 52 | St. Landry Parish | 4.2 | 199K | 47,280 | 8,337 | 1,012 |
| 53 | St. Charles Parish | 3.8 | 116K | 30,265 | 2,898 | 651 |
| 54 | LaSalle Parish | 3.8 | 25K | 6,475 | 3,873 | 575 |
| 55 | Iberia Parish | 3.5 | 200K | 56,791 | 6,657 | 776 |
| 56 | Franklin Parish | 3.4 | 29K | 8,528 | 1,111 | 586 |
| 57 | Lincoln Parish | 3.1 | 81K | 26,566 | 1,637 | 598 |
| 58 | St. Mary Parish | 2.9 | 81K | 27,709 | 7,342 | 506 |
| 59 | West Carroll Parish | 2.9 | 12K | 4,278 | 1,003 | 226 |
| 60 | Evangeline Parish | 2.7 | 61K | 22,432 | 1,639 | 729 |
| 61 | St. Tammany Parish | 2.4 | 388K | 164,188 | 6,642 | 654 |
| 62 | Rapides Parish | 2.1 | 237K | 110,551 | 3,241 | 843 |
| 63 | Lafayette Parish | 1.2 | 160K | 137,688 | 4,646 | 1,035 |
| 64 | Catahoula Parish | 0.5 | 1,878 | 3,902 | 53 | 43 |
Biggest Louisiana outages of 2022
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caddo Parish, LA | April 10, 2022 16:15 | April 20, 2022 02:45 | 9d 10h | 32,237 | 708K |
| 2 | Jefferson Parish, LA | December 8, 2022 21:45 | January 1, 2023 00:00 | 23d 2h | 23,043 | 340K |
| 3 | Jefferson Parish, LA | May 3, 2022 10:45 | May 8, 2022 23:00 | 5d 12h | 19,908 | 133K |
| 4 | Lafourche Parish, LA | October 16, 2022 01:00 | October 16, 2022 07:15 | 6h 15m | 17,700 | 49K |
| 5 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | December 22, 2022 13:15 | December 25, 2022 11:00 | 2d 21h | 15,488 | 76K |
| 6 | Orleans Parish, LA | May 29, 2022 03:00 | May 29, 2022 17:15 | 14h 15m | 14,785 | 29K |
| 7 | Orleans Parish, LA | December 14, 2022 12:15 | December 18, 2022 04:45 | 3d 16h | 13,802 | 77K |
| 8 | Ascension Parish, LA | September 12, 2022 12:30 | September 12, 2022 23:30 | 11h | 12,951 | 18K |
| 9 | Ouachita Parish, LA | April 11, 2022 08:00 | April 16, 2022 21:30 | 5d 13h | 12,088 | 181K |
| 10 | Bossier Parish, LA | April 13, 2022 01:45 | April 17, 2022 06:15 | 4d 4h | 11,965 | 277K |
| 11 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | April 27, 2022 12:45 | July 6, 2022 09:45 | 69d 21h | 11,008 | 155K |
| 12 | Jefferson Parish, LA | August 15, 2022 14:00 | August 23, 2022 08:00 | 7d 18h | 10,697 | 25K |
| 13 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | March 20, 2022 12:15 | March 26, 2022 07:00 | 5d 18h | 10,587 | 30K |
| 14 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | June 7, 2022 07:00 | July 3, 2022 04:45 | 25d 21h | 10,584 | 198K |
| 15 | Orleans Parish, LA | June 15, 2022 10:15 | July 30, 2022 00:30 | 44d 14h | 10,435 | 195K |
| 16 | Jefferson Parish, LA | August 24, 2022 11:30 | August 26, 2022 07:15 | 1d 19h | 10,341 | 14K |
| 17 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | May 3, 2022 04:00 | May 26, 2022 06:45 | 23d 2h | 10,249 | 138K |
| 18 | Orleans Parish, LA | December 19, 2022 12:30 | December 21, 2022 05:15 | 1d 16h | 10,179 | 11K |
| 19 | Orleans Parish, LA | March 9, 2022 04:30 | March 11, 2022 02:00 | 1d 21h | 10,128 | 28K |
| 20 | Jefferson Parish, LA | October 7, 2022 13:00 | October 9, 2022 04:15 | 1d 15h | 9,664 | 6,353 |
| 21 | Jefferson Parish, LA | March 22, 2022 11:00 | March 25, 2022 16:15 | 3d 5h | 9,499 | 66K |
| 22 | Ascension Parish, LA | July 10, 2022 18:45 | July 11, 2022 23:30 | 1d 4h | 9,163 | 28K |
| 23 | Jefferson Parish, LA | January 24, 2022 13:15 | January 27, 2022 11:30 | 2d 22h | 8,752 | 25K |
| 24 | St. Landry Parish, LA | July 22, 2022 19:30 | July 22, 2022 21:45 | 2h 15m | 8,337 | 15K |
| 25 | Lafourche Parish, LA | August 12, 2022 14:15 | August 12, 2022 18:45 | 4h 30m | 8,223 | 2,079 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 91% of Louisiana's electricity customers in 2022; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2022 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.